Rabdophaga exsiccans

Rabdophaga exsiccans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Genus:	Rabdophaga
Species:	R. exsiccans
Binomial name
	Rabdophaga exsiccans; (Rübsaamen, 1916)
Synonyms
	Dasineura exsiccans

Rabdophaga exsiccans is a gall midge. It was first described by Ewald Heinrich Rübsaamen in 1916. The larvae tunnel in the shoots of creeping willow (Salix repens) and may cause the shoots to swell slightly.

Description

The orange or red larvae live under the bark of shoots. Before the larvae pupate they make emergence holes which may be the only indication of their presence. Shoots with larvae die off.[1][2]

References

Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga exsiccans Rübsaamen, 1916". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Boxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: Field Study Council. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978 185153 284 1.

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[1] Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga exsiccans Rübsaamen, 1916". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 22 December 2017.

[pg-2] Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Boxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: Field Study Council. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978 185153 284 1.